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contor meaning in English

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contor [contari, contatus sum] (1st) DEP
verb

inquire [inquired, inquiring, inquires]verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈkwaɪə(r)] [US: ˌɪn.ˈkwaɪr]

contor [contari, cunctatus sum] (1st) DEP
verb

be slow to actverb

dawdle [dawdled, dawdling, dawdles]verb
[UK: ˈdɔːd.l̩] [US: ˈdɒd.l̩]

delay, impede, hold upverb

doubt [doubted, doubting, doubts]verb
[UK: daʊt] [US: ˈdaʊt]

hesitate, tarry, lingerverb

contoral [contoralis] (3rd) C
noun

spouse [spouses]noun
[UK: spaʊz] [US: ˈspaʊs]

contorqueo [contorquere, contorsi, contortus] (2nd) TRANS
verb

brandish [brandished, brandishing, brandishes]verb
[UK: ˈbræn.dɪʃ] [US: ˈbræn.dɪʃ]

contorqueoverb

flingverb
[UK: flɪŋ] [US: ˈflɪŋ]

stir up / agitate, make rough (sea)verb

turn about / sway (emotions)verb

twirl / whirl, rotate / move in arcverb

utter with vigorverb

contorreo [contorrere, contorrui, contostus] (2nd) TRANS
verb

dry up entirelyverb

parch, scorchverb

contortus [contorta, contortum] adjective

contortusadjective

involved, intricate, obscure (discourse)adjective

tangled / complicatedadjective

vehement, energetic, strong, full of motionadjective

contorte [contortius, contortissime] adverb

in an involved / contorted fashionadverb

intricatelyadverb
[UK: ˈɪn.trɪk.ət.li] [US: ˈɪn.trək.ət.li]

perplexedly (L+S)adverb
[UK: pə.ˈplek.səd.li] [US: pə.ˈplek.səd.li]

contortio [contortionis] (3rd) F
noun

(w / orationis) involved expressionnoun

action of twisting / whirling / flinging around, twirling / swingingnoun

contortionoun

intertwiningnoun
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈtwaɪn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɪn.tər.ˌtwaɪn.ɪŋ]

intricacy / complicationnoun

contortiplicatus [contortiplicata, contortiplicatum] adjective

compounded in an involved fashionadjective

entangled, complicated (L+S)adjective

contortor [contortoris] (3rd) M
noun

twister, one who pervertsnoun

contortulus [contortula, contortulum] adjective

somewhat complicated / intricateadjective

contortus, nodosus adjective

intricate(having a great deal of fine detail or complexity)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.trɪkət] [US: ˈɪn.trəkət]

decontor [decontari, decontatus sum] (1st) DEP
verb

be at a lossverb
[UK: bi ət ə lɒs] [US: bi ət ə ˈlɒs]

hesitate [hesitated, hesitating, hesitates]verb
[UK: ˈhe.zɪ.teɪt] [US: ˈhe.zə.ˌtet]

percontor [percontari, percontatus sum] (1st) DEP
verb

inquire [inquired, inquiring, inquires]verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈkwaɪə(r)] [US: ˌɪn.ˈkwaɪr]

sciscitor, percontor verb

interrogate [interrogated, interrogating, interrogates](to question or quiz)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈte.rə.ɡeɪt] [US: ˌɪn.ˈte.rə.ˌɡet]

scisco, quaero, scitor, percontor verb

question [questioned, questioning, questions](ask questions of)
verb
[UK: ˈkwes.tʃən] [US: ˈkwes.tʃən]